Monday, 17 December 2018

FORD ECOSPORT - OWNERS REVIEW

FORD ECOSPORT - 1.5l diesel

Hello bloggers this blog is from the perspective of the owner of the car...

ABOUT THE CAR:

Car name          : ford eco-sport
Colour               : white
Kms clocked     :1,50,000
Purchased         :2013

exterior

This is the car and i brought this car with two factors in mind one is the brand itself  and the design of the car
I have brought this car for an upwards of 10  lakh ,The car was a very loaded one, back in 2013 for the price it was offered



QUALITY:
 The car is really very well built ,  the doors close with a thud and the plastics cant be     claimed as the best, but it was of great quality but over the years I have noticed that the   interior plastics have few minors issues which is acceptable .  Overall in terms of the   body  or the metal used it is heavily built and  i don't find myself having trouble during     triple digit speeds . 

DRIVEABILITY:
 The car is powered by a 1.5 litre duratorq engine as ford calls it and is powered with 90    bhp motor with a torque output of 204 newton meter.
 The car is really punchy and even though it is not a four wheel drive i don't find myself   being stuck anywhere with my past experiences and also it is capable to water   wade  around 250 mm.
 The engine is very punchy in the mid-range  but the steering lacks quite some feel   because it is very light and the gearbox is kind of sticky and the clutch is on the heavier   side.
 (If you could manage the heavy clutch the car is a delight to drive on the highways)

 INTERIORS:
   The interior is a user based opinion ( it is either a Like or dislike )       since the dash has got so many buttons to control with. And looks overrated and there is a lot of hard plastics too, but you don't feel it  as an issue (since, we are nit picking everything). The speedometer is really well designed and gives a sense of freshness .
The seats are of black leather and offer great comfort at the front and its is not very good at the second row in the bad roads.
The car is not very wide the back seat would be very suitable for two adults and a kid in the  center .

interiors
MILEAGE :
Since I have been using this car for a whole of 5 years with a mixed driving scenarios of driving both in the city and the highways .
Mixed mileage : 14.5
Highways : 17
City : 10 - 12
I don't feel the mileage is great but its adequate since it is such an heavy car and is very solidly built.

SERVICE :
The service is not very costly until your car crosses one lakh kms
The service interval is 15k kilometers and it costs somewhere around 5 to 6k rupees .
And only major part exchange cost more and the service is quite effort less. 


PROS:
Well built
Powerful diesel engine 
Cheap maintenance 
Class leading features for the price

CONS:
Heavy clutch
Average mileage
Sticky gearbox

FINAL VERDICT:
If you can manage with a heavy clutch and a not so good mileage it is a very great car to go ahead with .. 


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